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Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

158 Cliffe Road, Undercliffe, Bradford BD3 0LT · fga.iexel.org.uk · 01274 559500

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
54.8
average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
Last distance offered
1.48 mi
2.38 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
Demand for places
1.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
796
76 over 720 places · 111%
Local authority
Bradford
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.1%
First language not English
66.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Iexel Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.48 mi (2.38 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 123 places were offered; 59% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 190 (Places 119)190September 2023: 197 (Places 133)197September 2024: 211 (Places 125)211September 2025: 240 (Places 128)240September 2026: 191 (Places 123)191Places 123
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261231911.6▲59%
September 2025Sept 20251282401.9▲50%
September 2024Sept 20241252111.7▲54%
September 2023Sept 20231331971.5▲60%
September 2022Sept 20221191901.6▲58%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.48 mi2.38 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.8, and 45.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 51.9 (England 46.3)51.92017/18: 49.5 (England 46.5)49.52018/19: 53.9 (England 46.7)53.92021/22: 56.5 (England 48.8)56.52022/23: 52.8 (England 46.3)52.82023/24: 52.4 (England 45.9)52.42024/25: 54.8 (England 46.0)54.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.846.0
●45.2%45.4%
▲74.2%64.8%
▲75.8%40.5%
▲5.004.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form68.3+3.9
Sixth form college6.7−6.2
Further education19.2+7.8
Other education0.8−0.7
Not in a lasting destination1.7+0.2
Activity not captured3.3−1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.5 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 28.4 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 31.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.2 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 33.1 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 32.5 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.7 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 36.7 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
30 studentsB- (36.7)Average +0.05
32 studentsB- (36.8)Average +0.04
62 studentsDist (36.1)Above average +0.20
21.4%AAB or better
94.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2444C+ (33.7)-0.20
2022/2353C+ (32.5)—
2021/2224C+ (33.1)—
2018/1935C (31.2)-0.08
2017/1834C+ (31.9)-0.66
2016/1771C (28.4)-0.39
2015/1681C (30.5)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University65.1+28.7
Further education3.6−2.4
Apprenticeship7.2+2.7
Employment4.8−4.3
Not in a lasting destination15.7−14.6
Activity not captured3.6−10

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
14 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Outstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
86%
Replies
14
2% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲86% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼65% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▼43% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼24% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

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